'Nothing's Shocking' only made it to number one hundred and three on the Billboard 200 album chart; due in no small part to the fact that most retail outlets refused to carry the album because of its provocative artwork: Farrell had designed for the album cover a sculpture of nude female conjoined twins with their heads on fire. 'Nothing's Shocking' only sold two hundred thousand copies in its first year; but went on to sell more than a million. The album was a huge influence on the next wave of alternative bands.